Committee orders report on E‑Verify and labor market impacts; members warn data limits

Mar 20, 2025

JFAC adopted language directing the Department of Labor to study the costs and benefits of using E‑Verify and to report on the impact of illegal immigration on Idaho’s labor market. Several senators warned the department may lack the data requested.

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The committee adopted intent language directing the Idaho Department of Labor to report on the costs and benefits of using the E‑Verify system and on the impact of illegal immigration on the state’s labor market, with a report due Dec. 15, 2025.

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